The use of allografts in ligamentous reconstructions of the knee

Our continuing experience with allografts has led us to the firm conclusion that there is a clear place for allografts in the ligamentous reconstruction of the unstable knee. Clearly, issues such as cost and availability will limit allograft usage, however concerns regarding inferior clinical results should not. Our experience and those reported by others, indicates that comparable clinical results can be obtained with the added benefit of reduced surgical morbidity. In all cases meticulous attention must be given to the surgical technique. When surgical accuracy is uniformly obtained, the graft choice becomes less important when considering the sole goal of obtaining ligamentous stability in the knee.